Joan Morris

COMFORT YE 27th Annual Concert, Raising Awareness Around Food Insecurity & Homelessness, to Take Place Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2022

For the past 27 years, acclaimed American soprano Lauren Flanigan and her longtime friend and collaborator Maestro Kamal Khan have been producing Comfort Ye... an annual operatic concert to raise food, and awareness specifically related to hunger, homeless, and underserved residents of the five boroughs.

William Bolcom Tribute Concert to Feature Collaborator And Virtuoso Pianist Marc-André Hamelin & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2022

The William Bolcom Tribute Concert, presented in partnership between Pro Musica of Detroit and The Detroit Institute of Arts, features a stellar cast of musicians, including one of Mr. Bolcom's closest musical collaborators - award-winning recording artist, pianist, and composer Marc-André Hamelin.

Emerson Quartet Celebrates the 80th Birthday of American Composer William Bolcom
by Julie Musbach - Sep 20, 2018

The world-renowned Emerson String Quartet celebrates the 80th birthday of American composer and pianist, winner of the National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award, William Bolcom at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 5 PM.  Joined by the acclaimed pianist Shai Wosner, the Quartet performs Bolcom's Piano Quintet No. 1.

Opera Saratoga Announces Complete Casting And Programs For 2018 Summer Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2018

Opera Saratoga's Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson announced the complete casting and programming for the company's 2018 Summer Festival, which will feature new productions of four operas at The Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park, along with a wide variety of free and ticketed concert events from May 26th through July 15th at venues throughout the region. Single tickets, as well as subscription packages, are on sale now at www.operasaratoga.org.

Peak Performances to Present ALL TERRAIN STRING FESTIVAL: BOLCOM 4X4
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2017

Peak Performances will present the All Terrain String Festival: Bolcom 4x4, a three-day festival in which four of the world's foremost string quartets will perform the work of prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer William Bolcom, along with music by a wide variety of other composers, from Mozart to Dizzy Gillespie.

BWW Interviews: David Burtka of BURTKA, DAVID at 54 Below
by Jena Tesse Fox - Nov 27, 2014

This week marks a notable homecoming on 54th Street: More than 10 years after he appeared as Tulsa in Gypsy, David Burtka is finally returning to the New York stage for two concerts at 54 Below, ending this evening.

OPERA America to Celebrate National Opera Center's 2nd Anniversary, 9/28-29
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 26, 2014

OPERA America is delighted to mark the second anniversary of the opening of its National Opera Center with a series of public events on September 28 and 29.

NYFOS Celebrates 25th Anniversary with End of the Year Soiree Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013

Artistic Directors Steven Blier and Michael Barrett cap the first quarter-century of NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG with a 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION tonight, May 13 at 7:30 PM at DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

NYFOS to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with End of the Year Soiree, 5/13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013

Artistic Directors Steven Blier and Michael Barrett cap the first quarter-century of NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG with a 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION on Monday, May 13 at 7:30 PM at DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

Songfest Celebrates Seventeenth Annual Song Festival, 6/3-28
by Kelsey Denette - May 4, 2012

SongFest is a festival for singers and collaborative pianists, which covers all aspects of the art of song: musical interpretation, literary interpretation, and effective public presentation. Master classes are taught to singers and pianists by distinguished artists of international stature. Each master class focuses thematically on specific vocal repertoire, presenting and studying it in new and challenging contexts.

Photo Coverage: Laura Osnes, Christine Andreas, et al. Perform at MAKIN' WHOOPEE
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jan 9, 2012

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists just presented MAKIN' WHOOPEE: Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn and the Jazz Age. Robert Kimball hosted the evening, which featured Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Christine Andreas, Jason Graae, Howard McGillin, and William Bolcom & Joan Morris. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and brings you photos below!

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Program Presents MAKIN’ WHOOPEE, 1/7-9
by BWW News Desk - Jan 7, 2012

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists will present MAKIN' WHOOPEE: Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn and the Jazz Age.

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Program Presents MAKIN’ WHOOPEE, 1/7-9
by Jennie Mamary - Dec 14, 2011

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists will present MAKIN' WHOOPEE: Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn and the Jazz Age.

Bill Bolcom & Joan Morris, The Chenille Sisters Headline Performance Network’s 30th Anniversary Season Launch Cabaret
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 8, 2011

In just two weeks, on September 22nd, Performance Network Theatre will launch its 30th anniversary season with a Gala cabaret featuring a variety of beloved local acts. Entertainment for the event was announced today with popular singing trio The Chenille Sisters and Grammy winner Bill Bolcom and Joan Morris at the top of the list. Each act will perform a cabaret set on the evening's theme 'Diamonds and Pearls' to coincide with the modern and traditional gifts for a 30th anniversary.

Metropolitan Museum Announces June Concerts
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 9, 2011

Shen Wei Dance Arts' New Site-Specific Work for the American Wing, U.S. Premiere of Philip Glass's String Quartet No. 5, William Bolcom, Joan Morris, Robert White, and Memories of World War II, and Steve Miller's Encore Evening of Jazz

THIRTEEN And WLIW21 Show THE OLMSTED LEGACY April 20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 14, 2011

A new documentary, The Olmsted Legacy: America's Urban Parks, airing on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21 and later that same evening at 10 p.m. on THIRTEEN, explores the formation of America's great city parks, including Prospect and Central Parks, through the eyes of 19th Century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Performance Network Announces Announces Performers For VOYAGE 9/16
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010

Performance Network Theatre is holding its second annual season opening cabaret celebration, Voyage, on September 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Voyage kicks off Performance Network's 2010-2011 season of artistic journeys with an evening of travel-themed musical and theatrical performances.

Performance Network Announces Announces Performers For VOYAGE 9/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 15, 2010

Performance Network Theatre is holding its second annual season opening cabaret celebration, Voyage, on September 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Voyage kicks off Performance Network's 2010-2011 season of artistic journeys with an evening of travel-themed musical and theatrical performances.

Performance Network Announces Voyage As Season Opening Cabaret Celebration
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 9, 2010

Performance Network Theatre announces its second annual season opening cabaret celebration, Voyage, on September 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

AN EVENING OF AMERICAN SONG Held At The Allen Room 5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2010

Soprano Lisa Delan, pianist Kristin Pankonin, cellist Matt Haimovitz and mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao present a rich and varied collection of art songs by living American composers entitled AND IF THE SONG BE WORTH A SMILE: AN EVENING OF AMERICAN SONG, Friday, May 21, 2010 at 8 p.m. at The Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.